Thermodynamics: From Concepts to Applications, Second Edition

ISBN-13: 9781420073683 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 672 str.

Arthur Shavit; Chaim Gutfinger

Opis

Covers the applied physics and mathematics concepts of thermodynamics, and various applications important to engineering students. This text presents discussion of the First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics, and deals with those issues appropriate for adv

Spis treści

Introduction. Basic Concepts. Work, Energy and Heat – First law or Thermodynamics. Simple Systems. The Ideal Gas. The Control Volume. Heat Engines and the Second Law of Thermodynamics. Entropy. Applications of the Second Law of Thermodynamics. Availability, Exergy and Irreversibility. Power and Refrigeration Cycles. Ideal Gas Mixtures and Humid Air. Thermodynamic Relations. Equations of State and Generalized Charts. Multicomponent Systems. Equilibrium. Ideal Solutions. Non Ideal Solutions. Chemical Reactions. Appendix: Thermodynamics Properties. Bibliography. Index.

O autorze

Arthur Shavit, Chaim Gutfinger